4 census tracts · pop 16,404 · pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score 3.4/10
· range 3–4
Disston Heights spans 4 census tracts of St. Petersburg, FL, population 16,404. The Eviction Risk Score is 3.4/10, in the Lower tier. Pulling the other way is rent-regulation exposure, at 1.5/10.
19% are severely burdened, paying half their income or more in rent. That cohort has no absorption capacity for an unexpected bill, and it is where non-payment filings originate. Running cool is economic stress, at 2.1/10.
The 4 tracts inside this boundary do not behave alike. Individual scores run 3 to 4, a 1-point gap wide enough that the area average misleads on any specific address. Filings are well documented here: 978 across 4 observed tracts. On the softer side is supply constraint, at 2.9/10.
Rent consumes at least 30% of income for 35% of renter households. Filing activity peaked in 2014 at 13.6% of renter households.
Average gross rent is $1,517, 9% below the St. Petersburg average of $1,663. The most recent observed rate, 4.7% in 2017, is well off that peak. That places it #25 of 42 neighborhoods in St. Petersburg.
Only 18% of units are renter-occupied. Rental comparables are thin here; price renewals off the nearest genuine rental sub-market rather than off surrounding sale prices. Annual rent works out to 22% of average household income of $81,782.
For a specific building, read the per-tract breakdown below rather than the 3.4 headline, because the internal range is too wide to average safely. Scores move when the ACS release, the court-record feed, or the statute ledger behind them moves.
Risk score
3.4
Lower
4 tracts · population-weighted
Disston Heights vs St. PetersburgHow this neighborhood stacks against the citywide average
Single-parent HH, disability, language barriers, age 17- / 65+
Racial/ethnic minority46%ile
Hispanic + non-white share of population
Housing & transport28%ile
Multi-unit structures, mobile homes, crowding, no vehicle
Eviction filings · Princeton Eviction Lab
Court-record eviction history in Disston Heights
Aggregated across 4 validated constituent tracts. Filing rate is filings per 100 renter households, pop-weighted.
Historic baseline (2000–2018)
978Total filings (sum)
4.86%Avg annual filing rate
13.6%Peak year (2014)
4.86%Latest filed (2017)
Pandemic-era tracking (2020–2021)
232Total filings 2020-21
0.9Avg monthly observed
1.5Pre-pandemic baseline
0.71×Ratio to baseline
Pandemic filings ran below baseline. Tracked under Eviction Lab Eviction Tracking System (Tacoma, WA).
Frequently asked
About Disston Heights
Q1
What is the eviction-risk score for Disston Heights?
Disston Heights scores 3.4/10 (Lower tier) across 4 census tracts. The pop-weighted Eviction Risk Score blends state law, county filing rates, parent-city politics, and tract-specific rent-to-income and poverty signals.
Q2
How does Disston Heights compare to St. Petersburg overall?
Disston Heights scores 0.1 points lower than St. Petersburg overall (3.5/10). Renters spend 35% of income on rent vs 34% citywide. Average rent: $1,517 vs $1,663.
Q3
What is the average rent in Disston Heights?
Average gross rent in Disston Heights is $1,517/month (pop-weighted across 4 census tracts, ACS 5-year 2023). 35% of renter households are cost-burdened.
Q4
What percentage of Disston Heights residents are renters?
18% of Disston Heights households are renter-occupied (vs 37% in St. Petersburg). The neighborhood has 16,404 residents.
Q5
Is Disston Heights a high social-vulnerability area?
Disston Heights sits in the 40th percentile nationally on the CDC Social Vulnerability Index (less vulnerable). The index combines poverty, unemployment, household composition, racial/ethnic minority share, and housing/transportation factors across all US census tracts.
Q6
Which tracts in Disston Heights have the highest eviction risk?
The highest-risk constituent tract in Disston Heights is census tract 12103022801 (score 4/10). Across the 4 tracts in this neighborhood the score ranges from 3 to 4, a spread of 1 points.
Q7
How safe is Disston Heights for landlords?
Disston Heights carries a lower-tier eviction-risk profile for landlords (3.4/10). Pop-weighted across 4 constituent tracts, the score blends parent-city rent-control posture, county eviction-process timelines, and tract-specific rent-to-income / poverty signals. Compared to St. Petersburg as a whole (3.5/10), this neighborhood is in line with the citywide level.
Q8
What is the demographic breakdown of Disston Heights?
Disston Heights has 16,012 residents. Top groups: White (non-Hispanic) (71.3%), Hispanic / Latino (15.8%), Black (non-Hispanic) (5.2%). Source: ACS 5-year 2023, table B03002.
